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The graduation of just more than 100 Sidney High School students was highlighted by four valedictorian speeches during commencement on Sunday afternoon. Aubrey Kessel thanked teachers, maintenance, kitchen workers and bus drivers. She especially thanked parents. She also thanked Google and other on-line sources to find information. "A huge thank you to caffeine," Kessel joked. She urged classmates to find happiness whether it's through their jobs or hobbies. "Because every single one of us...
The trial of a former Fairview man facing murder charges has been moved to the fall in Richland County. Cody Johnston is facing the charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Nicole Waller was 32 at the time she went missing in February 2013. Waller was last known to be in Fairview on Feb. 14, 2013. The next day, her maroon colored 1999 Ford Expedition was found abandoned off Highway 2 between Poplar and Wolf Point. At that time, Waller was reported missing with...
Tickets for the Richland County Fair and Rodeo, including the Chris Young with special guest Logan Mize concert, became available Wednesday, May 18, and sales are going well. "Right away in the morning, it was super busy," Richland County fair manager Jamie Larson said. "It was steady the rest of the day and Thursday." Larson noted there are still great reserved tickets available for the Aug. 6 concert. "And, of course, a lot of festival," she said. Pre-sale reserved concert tickets are $50...
Republican candidate Bret Smelser said he predicted the race for Senate District18 was going to get uglier. If the forum sponsored by the Girard Hall Homemakers Thursday night was any indication, the former Sidney mayor was correct. From the start, discussion was aggressive. Cody Drew, campaign manager for Casey Brock, read a letter from the candidate. Brock couldn’t attend the forum because he needed to be at a Board of Medical Examiners’ meeting. From Brock’s letter, Drew read in regar...
Despite words of support from coaches, community members and students, the Sidney School Board voted by a 4-2 margin not to rehire activities director Ross Hall. In his comments near the end of the meeting, Hall remarked to a comment by trustees that they couldn’t share some information with the public. “They haven’t shared them with me either,” Hall noted. Hall, who is finishing his fourth year in Sidney, said that he didn’t receive an evaluation after either his second or third years. “I...
For the first time in the cooperative's history, the R&L Fusion captured the Eastern C divisional championship in boys track. The Fusion won the meet in Sidney Thursday with 119 points. Fairview placed second with 89 and Savage earned third with 85 points. "The kids worked hard," Fusion Coach Larry Sommerfeld said of the title. One of the keys was the program's distance runners, who scored 47 points at the divisional meet. Sommerfeld credits distance "guru" Cesar Morales with the strong...
Fairview's Class of 2016 featuring 20 students heard words regarding the value of all individuals during graduation ceremonies Saturday. Kevin Clausen, former teacher and coach at Fairview High School, told graduates to never believe that it doesn't matter how you treat others. He said to forgive and love others at their lowest points. Clausen said the most successful environments are those where everybody feels they are valuable. "Unfortunately, we live in a world that hasn't heard that." He...
When House District 35 Republican candidates Joel Krautter and Scott Staffanson took part in the candidates’ forum sponsored by the Girard Homemakers on Thursday night, infrastructure funding was again an issue. Staffanson voted against House Bill 416, which included infrastructure funding, at the end of the last legislative session. Krautter said he feels the bill needed to pass for oil-impacted communities. “Even though it was a bad bill, it would have brought up to $10 million here,” Krautter...
Despite words of support from coaches, community members and students, the Sidney School Board voted by a 4-2 margin to not rehire activities director Ross Hall. In his comments near the end of the meeting, Hall remarked to a comment by trustees about that they couldn’t share some information with the public. “They haven’t shared them with me either,” Hall noted. Hall, who is finishing his fourth year in Sidney, said that he didn’t received an evaluation after either his second or third yea...
